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 Forever Young
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Location: relocated to Texas | I have received a lot of questions about the ground at the NFR. Here is what I know. A grounds man was hired to analyze and fix the arena ground. He is supposed to be very good at his job and has worked very hard on the NFR arena dirt. They analyzed the old dirt and added necessary components to restore it so that it could be used as a base. Then they brought in some new ground and put it on top of that. The barrel racers had their first practice this morning and 30 runs were made on the new ground. It is said to be AWESOME in this initial testing. Thanks to all of you who forwarded the petition and special thanks to the lady I have been working with behind the scenes who gave me information on who to contact with the petition results. Praying for luck and safety for all of the NFR contestants. I will update with any more feedback I get from people who are there on the grounds.
And a big shout out to the crew of the NFR and all the work they have put into fixing the ground. |
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  Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | I'm excited to see how it pans out this year! |
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Forever Young
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Location: relocated to Texas | Yes, I am too. After this first practice it is looking very good.  |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I'm so glad someone finally took this issue seriously and did something about it. |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| It would be so nice for these fabulous teams to have ground where they can really make beautiful runs without fear of getting their horse hurt. |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1118
Location: The South | Yay!!! I wonder if this means we might see a new arena record this year, I can't wait to watch! |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Hats off to you for getting this done. |
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Forever Young
Posts: 6768
Location: relocated to Texas | Nevertooold - 2016-11-30 3:30 PM Hats off to you for getting this done.
Edited by Hollywood's Fan 2016-11-29 5:07 PM
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 Elite Veteran
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Location: Stephenville, TX | Awesome! That makes it more of a horse race. |
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Location: Illinois | So great!!! I have such a good feeling this will be a killer year!!!! |
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Veteran
Posts: 276
| Gosh, is there somewhere we can send a thank you?
Halle-freaking-lujah. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Cant wait to see some great runs, I bet there will be area records beat and new ones made..  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bumping this back up so that r_beau can read it..Looks like all the hard work payed out..Got some really happy horses and ladys |
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Expert
Posts: 2122
Location: The Great Northwest | Yes, it did take a shout-out and a petition to get the much needed attention to the ground at Thomas Mack for the NFR competitors.
A Big Thank You to All who had a hand in getting this very important situation to the people who could get the ground the attention needed. The new ground care has the barrel racers gaining confidence as well as in the other events. It is exciting to watch as all try to reach their potential!
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Regular
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| Even though I'm a bit biased, I think the barrel racing is one of the most exciting events so far this NFR! Even the tv announcers seem a lot more engaged and impressed this year than years past! I think the ground is helping majorly! It is really showcasing our sport and how tough it is at the world level! I mean the times say it all this year :) |
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 Rebel Without a Cause
Posts: 2758
Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | The ground is awesome!!! I love it when they let Joe Beaver do the commentary on barrels. |
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 Friendly horse swapper
Posts: 4122
Location: Buffalo, TX | Calangelo - 2016-12-05 8:54 PM The ground is awesome!!! I love it when they let Joe Beaver do the commentary on barrels.
Me too...I died laughing when he said if there's someone you really hate, put them on Sara Rose McDonald's horse, Bling... |
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 Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | Thank you to all who were involved in making the ground so much better. I know I am weird but I am so happy to see that the ground is better in the alley too!
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 Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | Cindy Hamilton - 2016-12-06 9:47 AM
Calangelo - 2016-12-05 8:54 PM The ground is awesome!!! I love it when they let Joe Beaver do the commentary on barrels.
Me too...I died laughing when he said if there's someone you really hate, put them on Sara Rose McDonald's horse, Bling...
One of them said they'd rather ride a bull than lead a barrel horse in  |
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